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Creating a Social Media Policy

According to a 2016 study by Pew Research, 51% of respondents said their company has a social media policy. Does your library have a social media policy that explains how your library uses social media, provide direction for staff use of social media at work, and how to handle comments from the public?

In this course, you will learn how to mitigate your library's social media risk with the development of a social media policy. Attendees will learn about the key steps and common themes when developing a policy and learn how to write guidelines that will provide you, your staff, and even your patrons with the understanding of how using social media fits within the overall vision and mission of your organization.

Learning Objectives:

Identify key steps in the social media policy development process

Evaluate how a social media policy fits with the vision and mission of the institution

Create a social media policy for your organization

Demonstrate an understanding of social media policy development with hands on examples

Target Audience:

Librarians and paraprofessionals who need to develop a social media policy for their institution.